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Marden (Maidstone) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 117 road traffic collisions in Marden, Maidstone, from 1979 to 2025, and 136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
117
2,617th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
136
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
17
18 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Marden

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious1715%
  • Slight9985%

What the data shows

  • Marden had 22 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 22 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Marden were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 21 children under 16 were killed or injured in Marden, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Marden.

Where Marden ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,617th
Most casualties
2,773rd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,788th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday12 (10%)
  • Wednesday19 (16%)
  • Thursday21 (18%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (17%)
  • Sunday11 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (82%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Other4 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant69 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (18%)
  • Pedestrian23 (17%)
  • Cyclist16 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Marden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Marden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Marden peaked at 5 in 2009; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202411
202323
202244
202100
202044
201934
201811
201722
201644
201512
201411
201322
201200
201134
201011
200955
200855
200722
200622
200544
200433
200314
200233
200145
200011
199922
199833
199734
199623
199500
199445
199355
199256
199122
199035
198922
198834
198734
198600
198522
198423
198344
198244
198145
198022
197922

Map of recent crashes in Marden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Marden

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Marden

The 24 most recent collisions in Marden happened between 6 August 2014 and 29 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Marden

Of the 117 collisions in Marden, 67 were on the B2079.

Collisions in Marden on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2079677916

Council area for Marden

Marden is in Maidstone, where police recorded 24,322 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Marden accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Marden

All 117 collisions in Marden were in the TN12 postcode district.